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backstab
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back·stab  (bkstb)
tr.v. back·stabbed, back·stab·bing, back·stabs
To attack (someone) unfairly, especially in an underhand, deceitful manner: "Some backstab each other and threaten to settle their differences with a punch" (Thomas Boswell).
backstabber n.


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As temporary as some BFFs turn out to be, it might make sense to create some new acronyms: BFRN (Best Friend Right Now) or BFUSBY (Best Friend Until She Backstabs You).
Oh no she didn't! BFF. Best Friend Forever. Sure. That's the way it's ... by Bryson, Jodi / Girls' Life
Johnson has chucked the overused formula that features a despicable guy who lies, cheats, steals, backstabs and uses and abuses everyone, especially women, in order to get what he wants in and out of bed.
Love Frustration by Townes, Glenn / Black Issues Book Review
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